A to214 1 JANUARY - MARCH 1968 tenth Year i . europ~anJ;t documentation/,~, ( !~; a survey EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT General directorate of pari iamentary documentation and information In addition to the official acts published in the Official Gazette of the European Communities, the activities of the European Communities are reported on in publications appearing at regular intervals. Thus, the Commission of the European Communities publ­ ishes a Monthly Bulletin on the activities of the Communi­ ties while the European Parliament issues a periodical Information Bulletin on its own activities. The Council of Ministers issues a press release after all its sessions. Its activities are also reported on in a spe­ cial section of the Bulletin of the European Communities. The Survey of European Documentation is intended to serve as a supplement to the above publications. It deals with salient features of the process of European integration taking place outside Community bodies. CONTENTS Part I DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION At the National Level I. GOVERNMENTS AND PARLIAMENTS......................... 1 Austria ••.•.•• : • . • . • • . • . • • • . • . • • . • . • • . • . • • • • • 1 1. Competence of the Ministry of External Affairs to deal with European integration policy . • . • • . • . • . • • . • . • • • . • • • . 1 2. Speech by Mr. Mitterer, Federal Minister of Trade and Industry, on Austrian economic questions . • . • • . • . • • . • • 2 3. Visit to Moscow of Austrian Foreign Minister Waldheim • • • • 2 Belgium 3 1. Senate debates :Britain's accession to the European Commu- nity . • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • . • . • . • • • . • • . • . • • . .. • . • • . • • • • 3 2. The Senate's Committee on Finance reports on European scientific co-operation • • • . • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . 8 3. Statement by Mr. Harmel, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Government's European policy and the enlargement of the Community • • . • . • • . • . • • . • . • • . • • • • • . • . • . • • • . • • . • • . • • 10 Fran.ce ............................................. , . 11 1. The prospects of Britain's entry into the Common Market as seen by members of the French Government • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 2. Mr. Couve de Murville's statement on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Franco-German Treaty • . • . • • . • • • 13 3. Mr. Olivier Guichard, Minister for Industry, on the construc- tion of industrial Europe • • • . • • . • • . • • . • . • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • 14 4. Chancellor Kiesinger's visit to General de Gaulle and the question of Britain's accession • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • 15 Germany • . • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • • . • . • . • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • 16 1. The Federal Government's views on the admission of the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community . • • • . 16 2. Visits to Bonn of Lord Chalfont and Foreign Minister Brown 20 3. Mr. Hocherl, Federal Food Minister, discusses EEC's agricultural policy . • • . • • . • • • • • • . • • • • • . • • • • . • . • • . • • • • 22 4. The Federal Minister for Scientific Research, Dr. Stoltenberg, calls for a European research policy 24 5. Bonn visit of Mr; Luns, Dutch Foreign Minister . • . • . • • • 27 6. Bonn talks of Mr. Lyng, Norwegian Foreign Minister . • . • • 28 7. Bonn visit of Mr. Nyboe Andersen, Danish Economics Minister • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • 29 8. Extracts from the report by the Federal Chancellor on the state of the nation in divided Germany and the ensuing debate ..............................•.....•.........• - 31 United Kingdom 34 1. Lord Brown declares : Britain maintains its candidature for accession to the Common Market • • . • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • 34 2. Britain's European policy prospects as seen by Lord Chalfont • . • • . 34 Ireland • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • . • • . • • . • • • . • • • . • • • • • • . • • • 35 Mr. Lynch discusses Ireland's relations with the EEC • • • • • • • • 35 Israel • • • . • • . • • • • . • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • • • 35 Statement by Mr. Abba Eban, Israeli Foreign Minister, on Israel-EEC relations • • • . • . • • . • . • • . • • . • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • 35 Page ~ Italy . • • • . • • • . • . • • . • . • • • . • • . • . • • • . • . • • . • • • • . • . • • 36 1. European problems raised in the Chamber of Deputies during the debate on the State budget • • • . • • • • • . • • • . • . • • • 36 2. Rome visit of the President of the Yugoslav Council . • • • • • . 40 3. Mr. Fanfani's visit to the Somali Republic • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • 41 4. Mr. Michel Debr~, French Minister of Finance, visits Rome 42 5. Visit of Federal Chancellor Kiesinger to Rome 43 6. Official visit of Mr. Fanfani, Italian Foreign Minister, to Algeria . • . • . • • • . • . • . • . • . • • . • • • • . • . • • • • • . • • • • • 44 Luxembourg . • • . • . • • . • . • • • . • • . • • . • • • • . • • • • . • . • 45 1. A plan of action fo.r a European monetary policy • • • • • • • • . • 45 2. Press conference of Mr. Gr~goire, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the enlargement of the Community • • • • • • • • • • • 47 3. Visit to the United Kingdom of Mr. Werner, President of the Luxembourg Government •.••••••••.•.•.•••· . • • . • • • 48 Netherlands • • • • • . • . • . • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • 48 1. Debates of the Second Chamber on European policy • • • • • • • 48 2. Parliamentary questions .•.••.••••.•••.•.•••••• , • • . • • . • 51 3. A speech by Mr. Luns in Milan on the Common Market at the present moment • • . • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • . • • • • . • • • • • • • • 53 Scandinavian countries • . • . • . • • • . • • . • . • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • 56 The Scandinavian countries are keen on taking part in a trade conference with the Six • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • 56 Switzerland • • . • • . • . • . • . • . • • • . • . • • . • . • • • • • • . • • • • • 57 Switzerland and the European integration • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • • • • 57 Page TI. PARTIES AND PROMINENT POLITICIANS • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • 61 1. German Socialists and Community policy • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • 61 2. Statement on European policy by former Chancellor Erhard 61 3. Mr. Lecanuet on relations between Europe and the United States • • . • • . • . • • . • • . • • • . • • . • . • . • . • . • • . • . • • • • . • • . • • 62 4. Mr. Jean Monnet discusses the future of Europe . • • • • • • • • • 63 5. Mr. Chaban-Delmas and Mr. de Lipkowski give their views on the question of Britain's accession to the EEC • • . • . • • • 63 6. The Agricultural Committee of the CDU SU.dwlirttemberg- Hohenzollern and the Common Agricultural Policy • • . • • • • • 65 7. The references to Europe in a joint statement by the Federa- tion of the Left and the French Communist Party • . • • . • • 66 8. Mr. Malagodi, National Secretary of the Italian Liberal Party, looks for a stronger and more united Europe . • • • • 68 9. European problems in the election platforms of Belgian political parties • • • . • • . • • . • • • • • • . • . • • • . • . • • . • . • • . •. • • 69 ill. ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPINGS . • • . • . • • . • • . • • . • • • • • • 77 1. A report by the Belgian National Council on science policy 77 2. The Chairman of the Dutch Meat and Cattle Marketing Board discusses common agricultural policy.................... 80 3. Statement by the International Christian Trade Union Federa- tion on European co-operation • • . • • . • . • • • • . • • . • • . • . • . • 81 4. Italian statements on agricultural policy • . • • • • . • . • • • • . • • 82 5. The "Green week" in Berlin 84 6. The German Industry and Trade Conference and European policy ....•....•.........•.........•.............• ~ . 86 7. Community steel problems discussed in Taranto • • • • • • • • • • 88 8. Conference in Turin on planning for Europe • • • . • . • • • • • • • • 8 9 9. The French Federation of Farmer's Unions (FNSEA) states its attitude to the common agricultural policy • • • • • • • 91 10. Seventeenth Congress of the European Union of Germany • .• 93 11. Joint economic action at the European level is discussed by the President of the General Confederation of Managerial and Supervisory Staffs .•. 0 •• o • 0 •• 0 • o •• 0 o • o •••• 0 o • • • • • • • 96 12. Belgian professional organizations and the common market for dairy produce . o o ••• o •••• o o •••••• o •• o •••• o • o • • • • • • • 97 13. Dutch farming organizations and the Community's dairy policy proposals o o •• o o o o • o • o •• o •• o • o o • o • o o • o o • o ••••• o • 98 * * * DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION I. GOVERNMENTS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 99 1. Benelux memorandum on the enlargement of the Community 99 2. Italian memorandum on the enlargement of the Community 102 II. COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS • • . • . • • . • • . • . • • • • • • • . • • . • • • • • 105 1. Discussions between President Johnson and Mr. Jean Rey, President of the European Commission, on the problem of co-operation between Europe and the United States . • • • • • • 105 2. Mr. Rey discusses the Franco-German Plan and the Benelux Plan . • . • . • • . • . • . • . • . • • . • . • • . • • • • • • • 106 3. An interview with Mr. Mans holt on the problems by modernization in agriculture . • • . • • • • • • • . • . • . • • • • • .